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The Seattle Mariners (35-27) roll into Thursday’s matchup with the Oakland Athletics (24-38) looking to extend a four-game winning streak. The contest starts at 3:37 PM ET on ROOT Sports NW with the Mariners listed as -167 favorites on the moneyline. Bryan Woo takes the mound for Seattle while JP Sears is Oakland’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $31.98
Mariners to win vs Athletics -167
Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Mariners (-167)
- Underdog: Athletics (+140)
- Over/under: 8
Mariners vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Mariners have come away with 22 wins in the 35 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Seattle has a record of 4-2 when favored by -167 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 62.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Athletics have won 32.1% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (17-36).
- Oakland has gone 10-22 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +140 or longer (31.2%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 41.7%.
Mariners vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Ty France is batting .252 with seven home runs and 26 RBI for Seattle this season.
- Among hitters in Major League Baseball, France is 78th in homers and 87th in RBI.
- Dylan Moore is batting .224 with an OBP of .341 and a slugging percentage of .434 this season.
- JJ Bleday is hitting .249 with 17 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 28 walks.
- Bleday is 56th in home runs and 127th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Brent Rooker’s 12 home runs, 39 RBI and .279 batting average all lead his team.
Mariners vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Mariners strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- Mariners pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.46 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Mariners have a combined 1.075 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.8 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
- Oakland has a 4.28 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Athletics average MLB’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.328).